Searching for the national holidays in Iraq? All public holidays in Iraq are treated like Sundays. This means that most of the Iraq employees have a day off and all schools are closed on these office holidays. If you are planning a trip to Iraq and want to know what the national and regional holidays are, check the details in the tables below.
List of Official Holidays in Iraq for Year 2019
# Date
Holiday Name
Day
1
Jan 01, 2019 New Year’s Day
Tuesday
2
Jan 06 , 2019 Iraqi Army Day
Sunday
3
Mar 21 , 2019 Eid Norooz
Thursday
4
Apr 09 , 2019 Baghdad Liberation Day
Tuesday
5
May 01 , 2019 Labour Day
Wednesday
6
Jun 05 , 2019 Eid Al Fitr
Wednesday
7
Jun 06 , 2019 Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Thursday
8
Jun 07 , 2019 Eid Al Fitr Holiday Holiday
Friday
9
Jun 08 , 2019 Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Saturday
10
Jun 09 , 2019 Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Sunday
11
Jul 14 , 2019 Republic Day
Sunday
12
Aug 12 , 2019 Eid Al-Adha
Monday
13
Aug 13 , 2019 Eid Al-Adha Holiday
Tuesday
14
Aug 14 , 2019 Eid Al-Adha Holiday
Wednesday
15
Aug 15 , 2019 Eid Al-Adha Holiday
Thursday
16
Sep 01 , 2019 Islamic New Year
Sunday
17
Sep 10 , 2019 Ashura
Tuesday
18
Oct 03 , 2019 Independence Day
Thursday
19
Nov 10 , 2019 Mawlid al-Nabi
Sunday
20
Dec 10 , 2019 Victory Day
Tuesday
21
Dec 25 , 2019 Christmas
Wednesday
List of Official Holidays in Iraq for Year 2020
# Date
Holiday Name
Day
1
Jan 01, 2020 New Year’s Day
Wednesday
2
Jan 06 , 2020 Iraqi Army Day
Monday
3
Mar 21 , 2020 Eid Norooz
Saturday
4
Apr 09 , 2020 Baghdad Liberation Day
Thursday
5
May 01 , 2020 Labour Day
Friday
6
May 24 , 2020 Eid al-Fitr
Sunday
7
May 25 , 2020 Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Monday
8
May 26 , 2020 Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Tuesday
9
May 27 , 2020 Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Wednesday
10
May 28 , 2020 Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Thursday
11
Jul 14 , 2020 Republic Day
Tuesday
12
Jul 31 , 2020 Eid Al-Adha
Friday
13
Aug 01 , 2020 Eid Al-Adha Holiday
Saturday
14
Aug 02 , 2020 Eid Al-Adha Holiday
Sunday
15
Aug 03 , 2020 Eid Al-Adha
Monday
16
Aug 20 , 2020 Islamic New Year
Thursday
17
Aug 29 , 2020 Ashura
Saturday
18
Oct 03 , 2020 Independence Day
Saturday
19
Oct 29 , 2020 Mawlid al-Nabi
Thursday
20
Dec 10 , 2020 Victory Day
Thursday
21
Dec 25 , 2020 Christmas
Friday
List of Official Holidays in Iraq for Year 2021
# Date
Holiday Name
Day
1
Jan 01, 2021 New Year’s Day
Friday
2
Mar 21 , 2021 Eid Norooz
Sunday
3
Apr 09 , 2021 Baghdad Liberation Day
Friday
4
May 01 , 2021 Labour Day
Saturday
5
May 13 , 2021 Eid Al Fitr
Thursday
6
May 14 , 2021 Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Friday
7
May 15 , 2021 Eid Al Fitr Holiday Holiday
Saturday
8
May 16 , 2021 Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Sunday
9
May 17 , 2021 Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Monday
10
Jun 01 , 2021 Iraqi Army Day
Tuesday
11
Jul 14 , 2021 Republic Day
Wednesday
12
Jul 20 , 2021 Eid Al-Adha
Tuesday
13
Jul 21 , 2021 Eid Al-Adha Holiday
Wednesday
14
Jul 22 , 2021 Eid Al-Adha Holiday
Thursday
15
Jul 23 , 2021 Eid Al-Adha Holiday
Friday
16
Aug 10 , 2021 Islamic New Year
Tuesday
17
Aug 19 , 2021 Ashura
Thursday
18
Oct 03 , 2021 Independence Day
Sunday
19
Oct 19 , 2021 Mawlid al-Nabi
Tuesday
20
Dec 10 , 2021 Victory Day
Friday
21
Dec 25 , 2021 Christmas
Saturday
